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Species Micrococcus sedentarius
Name: Micrococcus sedentarius ZoBell and Upham 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: se.den.ta’ri.us. L. masc. adj. sedentarius, of or belonging to sitting, sitting, sedentary
Pronunciation, gender: se-den-TA-ri-us, masculine
Type strain: ATCC 14392; CCM 314; CCUG 33030; CIP 81.72; DSM 20547; IFO 15357; JCM 11482; LMG 14228; NBRC 15357; NCTC 11040; VKM B-1316
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X87755
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FASTA
Effective publication: Zobell CE, Upham HC. A list of marine bacteria including descriptions of sixty new species. Bulletin Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California (Technical Series) 1944; 5:239-292.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Kytococcus sedentarius (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Stackebrandt et al. 1995
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Kytococcus sedentarius (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Stackebrandt et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Micrococcus sedentarius is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Micrococcus.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Zobell CE, Upham HC. A list of marine bacteria including descriptions of sixty new species. Bulletin Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California (Technical Series) 1944; 5:239-292.
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Record number: 778132
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